In Matt 26:41, the Lord’s instruction to his disciples in the garden of Gethsemane was not just to pray, but to watch and pray.  This watch is like a sentry on watch.  So, like a sentry, we need to be ready to respond to any situation with prayer no matter...

This morning we learned that the righteous shall flourish as the palm tree. Tonight we will learn that we flourish in the house of the Lord. To flourish is to thrive, prosper, produce, and reach a height of development.  The palm tree is a perfect illustration of the righteous flourishing...

In Ps 92:12-14, three times we find the word flourish or flourishing in relation to the righteous and those planted in the house of the Lord.  The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. Flourish is to grow luxuriantly; to thrive; to achieve success; to prosper; to be in a...

What to do When You Hit the Wall (Psalm 77:1-20)  In this sermon we will use this Psalm of Asaph to look at what we can do when we hit a wall. Most of our lives are built on the future in some way. There is always something that we...

The Blood that Speaks (Hebrews 12:22-24) The passage in Hebrews is dealing with things that are in heaven. One of the things referred to is the blood of sprinkling. This blood is said to speak better things than the blood of Abel. In this sermon we are going to look...

The Athenians and strangers which were in Athens were known for spending their time hearing and telling “some new thing”. One of the things that makes something news is that it’s new.  People want to talk about what’s new.  They even greet you with this expression, “What’s new”? Here are...

Acts 1:3 says, “To whom also he (Jesus) showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.”  This Easter Sunday, we’re going to discuss the Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection. Christ’s resurrection is...

Do you ever think about what might be the worst thing that could ever happen to you?  You might think of an affliction, or a trial, or an ailment, or the loss of a loved one, or some trouble that might be the worst thing that could ever happen to...

Asaph wrote Ps 78 to recount God’s dealings with Israel in the Exodus, the wilderness journey, and their establishment in the land of Canaan.  However, he wrote that this Psalm is a parable, Ps 78:2.  That’s because this history doctrinally applies to the Second Advent of Jesus.  That’s the purpose...